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BIN 06, 187 (P298477)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 187 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298477 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06605 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [um-ma i3-li2-a u2 la2-qe2-ep-ma] | Thus (says) Ilīya: I will take and |
| 2 | [a-na i]-di2#-esz18-dar qi2-bi4#-[ma] | Speak to Iddin-Ishtar |
| 3 | [ta-asz2-pu]-ra-am | you wrote me |
| 4 | [um-ma a]-ta#-ma um-mi3-a-ni-a | Thus (says) his mother: |
| 5 | [pa2-ah]-ra-ma ma-mi3-tam2 | received, and a claim |
| 6 | pa2-szu-nu lu-ub-la2-ma | let me bring their openings, and |
| 7 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ la2-asz2-ta-ka3-na-am | and silver I shall hold. |
| 8 | um#-mi3#-a-ni-ka3 nu-pa2-he-er-ma | his mother will not be forgotten, and |
| 9 | [ma-mi3]-tam2 pa2-szu-nu / ub-la2-ma | he will carry the reed bundles and |
| 10 | um-ma# [um-mi3]-a-nu-ka3-<ma> | Thus Ummi-anuka: |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [_ku3-babbar_] i-[sza]-ka3-na-ni | he shall pay the silver. |
| 16 | ni-sza-par2-ma i-na | we shall send, and in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka3!-ri-im nu-qa2-la2-al-szu | he is the one who does not praise him(?) |
| 2 | qa2-di2-ma | together, and |
| 3 | a-hi-ka3 u3 a-ta szi2-a-ma-tim | your brother and father-in-law |
| 4 | szi2-ta-ka3-na-ma li-bi4 | “Šitakanama, the libīb priest, |
| 5 | um-mi3-a-ni-ka3 t,a2-ib | his mother is glad. |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar dumu_ ku-bi-di2 | 1 mina of silver, the son of Kubidi |
| 7 | ub-lam ni-di2-szu-ma | brought, his family, and |
| 8 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ni-il5-qe2 | 1 talent 26 minas of copper we took. |
| 9 | _sza3-ba_ 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ a-na _e2_ zu-zu | therefrom: 1 talent of copper for the house of Zuzu |
| 10 | ni-di2-in 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 26 minas of copper |
| 11 | i-ri-ha-ma a-na lu-bu-usz | he shall have the usufruct of it. |
| 12 | a-szi2-ti2-ka3 u3 me-er-i-ka3 | your wife and your daughter, |
| 13 | u3 u2-ku-ul-ti2-szu-nu | and their dowry |
| 14 | ni-ta-na-di2-in t,up-pa2-[am] | We have given the tablet. |
| 15 | sza# _e2_ zu-zu ni-du-uk | of the Zuzu temple we killed |
| 16 | [x ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ sza na-ru-uq | x minas of silver for the stele |
| 17 | [... x] ni ni [...] | ... ... |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 6(disz) [...] x i x [...] ri x | 36 ... |
| 2 | [... 1/3(disz)] ma-na 2(disz) la2 1/3(disz) [_gin2 ku3]-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | ... 1/3 mina 2 less 1/3 shekels of refined silver |
| 3 | [...] ni#-il5-qe2 a-hu-ni a-ta | ... we took. Ahuni, what? |
| 4 | [...] at-me qa2-ti2-ni sze2-bi4-lam | ... I know. Send me our hand. |
Sources & licences
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